EHS Manager

EHS Manager

Protect People. Ensure Compliance. Lead with Purpose! 

Location: Reading, PA

Your Impact – Big and Bold: 

Lead environmental and health and safety initiatives within a fast-paced, heavy manufacturing environment. As a key member of the facility leadership team, this role is responsible for EH&S regulatory compliance, safety culture, environmental programs, site security, and EH&S training, ensuring company goals and milestones are achieved.

This highly collaborative leader partners closely with Operations management, supervisors, and hourly team members to strengthen safety, drive compliance, and promote a proactive EH&S culture across the facility.

What a Like: Day in Your Life Looks Like: 

• EH&S Leadership: Partner with site leaders to drive EH&S strategy, compliance, audits, and a strong, proactive safety culture.

• Environmental Compliance: Lead environmental programs and reporting, including NPDES/stormwater, wastewater, hazardous waste, Title V/air emissions and permits, and Tier II.

• Safety & OSHA Compliance: Maintain OSHA compliance and programs covering LOTO, machinery, NFPA, welding, cranes, PITs, PPE, hazard communication, and other general industry standards.

• Industrial Hygiene: Lead industrial hygiene programs and provide EH&S technical support for plant operations and projects.

• Incident Management: Lead incident reporting, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and follow-through to resolution.

• Emergency Preparedness: Develop emergency response plans and serve as the site's emergency coordinator.

• Risk & Performance: Analyze safety metrics, identify trends and risks, and implement strategies that reduce injuries and improve EH&S performance.

• Regulatory & Medical Coordination: Monitor regulatory changes, maintain required OSHA records, and partner with the onsite medical team on return-to-work programs.

What You Bring to the Table: 

• Education:  Bachelor’s Degree in an EH&S related discipline or Engineering 
• Experience:
  •    Minimum of 5 years of progressive EHS experience
  •    Large site heavy manufacturing experience 
• Certification /License:
  •    ASP, CSP, CIH, CHMM, or PE preferred but not required 

How We Make an Impact

For more than 70 years, Reading Truck has been building the work trucks that keep businesses moving. Today, as the world’s largest work truck upfitter, we’re growing across North America—and looking for talented people to grow with us.

Build your career. Build something that matters. Come get paid to play with trucks!

See our story: Ready tells the Reading Truck Body Story 

What’s In It for You

We offer big company perks with small company culture:

• Competitive Pay & Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance to help you and your family stay well.

• 401(k) with Company Match – Invest in your future while we invest alongside you.

• Paid Parental Leave – Time to focus on what matters most when your family grows.

• Tuition Reimbursement – Support for continuing your education and building your career.

• Career Growth & Development – Paid training and leadership development opportunities designed to help you grow.

• Paid Time Off – Paid holidays and vacation time because life outside of work matters, too.

• Exclusive Employee Discounts – Save on footwear, eyewear, safety gear, and more. 

Our Values. Our People. Our Drive.

At Reading Truck, our values drive everything we do. We work together, challenge what's possible, and take pride in delivering results that make a difference for our customers.

• Customer First: Put our customers at the heart of everything we do and help drive their success.
• Think Ahead: Embrace innovation, anticipate tomorrow's challenges, and create better solutions.
• Take Pride: Bring passion, ownership, and excellence to everything we do.
• Never Settle: Tackle challenges with grit, determination, and a drive to continuously improve.
• Win Together: Collaborate, support one another, and achieve more as one team.
• Lead with Integrity: Build trust through honesty, transparency, and doing what's right.

Join a team where our values aren't just words—they're how we work, grow, and succeed together!

Ready to rev up your career? Check out our Careers Page and discover what Reading Truck Body can do for you!

At Reading Truck Body, part of the J.B. Poindexter & Co. family, we’re committed to building a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to succeed. 

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and celebrate diverse perspectives and do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind — regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

This commitment applies to every part of your journey with us — from hiring and promotions to compensation, training, and beyond. 

AGENCIES / THIRD PARTY RECRUITING FIRMS: Any unsolicited submissions received from third party agencies will be considered property of Reading Truck, and we will not be held liable for any fees related to those submissions.

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